Lighter



March 9, 1948; c, SUN Y 2,437,623

LIGHTER Filed Oct. 8, 1945 IN VEN TOR.

MZM

Patented ar. 9, 1948 TIES PATENT OFFICE one-half to ThorstenY. Olsen,

Philadelphia,

Application October 8, 1945, Serial No. 621,109

2 Claims. 1

The object of this invention is to devise a novel lighter for the lighting of cigarettes, cigars or pipes.

A further object of the invention is to devise a novel construction and arrangement of telescopic sections, relative movement of which actuates a friction wheel of an igniter mechanism.

A further object or the inventoin is to devise a novel lighter which is wind-proof, which can be economically manufactured and assembled, and which can be easily operated.

With the foregoing and other objects in View as will hereinafter clearly appear, my invention comprehends a novel lighter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment thereof which I have found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and the invention is not limitedto the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a lighter embodying my invention, the sections being shown in closed position.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the parts, which are partly broken away for clearness of illustratlon.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings:

I designates the body portion of a lighter embodying my invention and in the form of an open ended tube or cylinder having an opening 2 through its wall which as shown is of greater diameter in the top wall than in the bottom wall. 3 are vent openings for admission or air to support combustion.

4 is a carrier for the igniter mechanism and in the form of a rod having a reduced diameter 5 and having a slot 6 opening through one end and provided with an inclined bottom wall I. A rod 8 forms a bearing for a friction wheel 9 positioned in the slot and having angularly disposed pins l0 extending outwardly from its periphery. The friction wheel bears against a flint ll tensioned by a spring l2 disposed between the flint and an abutment I3 in threaded engagement with the carrier 4.

l4 designates a tubular member having a. reduced diameter ii to fit the bore of the body portion I and having a slot [6 through it to receive the rod or pivot pin 8.

Openings ll, longitudinally spaced are adapted to receive the pins Ill. An opening 18 through the walls of the member l4 registers with the opening 2 when the parts I and M are in closed position as seen in Figure 1. l9 are vent openings in the part M. A disc 20 in the member l4 carries a wick 21 in a chamber 22 formed between the disc 20 and a threaded plug 23. The carrier 4 is secured in the body portion l in any desired manner and as shown it is fixed in position by a screw 24.

The manner in which the parts are assembled and operate will now be readily apparent to those skilled in this art and is as follows.

The carrier 4 is moved into the member M, the pivot pin 8 being received in the slot I6 and one of the pins l0 extending into an opening l1, and the parts as thus assembled are moved into the tubular body portion l and the carrier fixed relatively thereto by the screw 24. A spring 25 encircling the reduced diameter 5 tends to separate the parts I and M, which form telescopic sections of the igniter. The relative movement of such sections is limited by the pivot pin 8 and the end walls of the slot l8, and the sections are normally retained in the position seen in Figure 2 which is the open position. If new the sections are moved towards each other, the pins l0 effect the turning of the friction wheel 9 to produce a spark which is directed towards the wick 2| by the inclined wall I of the slot 6. Since at this time the openings 2 and I8 are in register with each other, the flame will pass therethrough to efiect the ignition of the cigarette, cigare or pipe held in proximity to such openings.

When the pressure moving the sections together is released the wall of the section I l closes the opening 2, and the wall of the section I closes the opening [8, thereby causing the lighter to be extinguished.

The openings 2 and I8 may be larger in the top wall than in the bottom wall.

It will now be clear that the lighter comprises two telescopic sections, one of which carries the igniting mechanism and the other of which carries the wick, and the ignition is efiected by relative movement of the two sections.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a lighter, a casing comprising telescopic sections, a stationary carrier in one section, a tensioned flint in said carrier, a friction wheel engaging said flint, a rod on said carrier for mounting said friction wheel, said inner section having longitudinally extending openings into which the ends of said rod extend to limit relative movement of said sections and to restrict 5 such movement to a rectilinear path, said sections having air openings adapted to register when the sections are in the igniting position, and an impregnated wick to receive sparks from said flint.

2. The construction specified in claim 1, wherein the friction wheel carries angularly disposed pins and the inner section has longitudinally spaced openings to receive said pins.

HAROLD c. s'UNDBYJ REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,024,843' Everett 1 Apr. 30, 1912 1,564,613 Nevire Dec. 8, 1925 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 159,995 Switzerland May 1, 1933 

